I was really surprised at the amount the axle winds up under acceleration.
You can see that the driveshaft flange has either hit the top of the tunnel or
it was clearanced to prevent hitting when the axle winds up.
Rick
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On Jan 2, 2012, at 7:03 AM, Paul Baker <paulbaker53@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
> Daniel,
>
> Check out this video of a racing Healey 3000 with a video camera
> fixed to show the rear suspension travel. Although this does not answer
your
> question directly it does highlight the movement of the axle particularly
> under hard acceleration, which causes greater travel than when cornering.
> Can't tell if the car has a panhard rod but being an FIA spec car does not
> have anti-tramp bars. Also, note how hot the rear discs get under heavy
> braking.
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tN-4LLAKlpw&feature=youtu.be
>
> Cheers
> Paul
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